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Oh that thou wouldest slay the wicked, O God; depart from me, ye men of blood.

Prove me, O God, and know my heart; examine me, and know my paths;

I said to the Lord, Thou art my God; hearken, O Lord, to the voice of my supplication.

O Lord God, the strength of my salvation; thou hast screened my head in the day of battle.

For mine eyes are to thee, O Lord God: I have hoped in thee; take not away my life.

Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God; thy good Spirit shall guide me in the straight way.

O God, I will sing a new song to thee: I will play to thee on a psaltery of ten strings.

Men bless the people to whom this lot belongs, but blessed is the people whose God is the Lord.

I will exalt thee, my God, my king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.

While I live will I praise the Lord: I will sing praises to my God as long as I exist.

Blessed is he whose helper is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God:

The Lord shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Sion, to all generations.

Praise ye the Lord: for psalmody is a good thing; let praise be sweetly sung to our God.

Begin the song with thanksgiving to the Lord; sing praises on the harp to our God:

Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Sion.

The high praises of God shall be in their throat, and two-edged swords in their hands;

Praise God in his holy places: praise him in the firmament of his power.

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; and there is good understanding to all that practise it: and piety toward God is the beginning of discernment; but the ungodly will set at nought wisdom and instruction.

then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.

of her who has forsaken the instruction of her youth, and forgotten the covenant of God.